most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-25T13:43:20Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/154553 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/154553/antibiotics-after-surgery-should-i-take-them Eugenia 2012-10-09T19:10:19Z 2012-10-10T01:10:35Z

<p>I'm having a surgery next week, to remove a fibroid. They will give me antibiotics. Given that I have a 10-year major bad history of IBS, SIBO and a generally terrible intestinal tract, should I take the antibiotics? Or everything I worked for to fix the situation last year with Paleo will go out of the window?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/154553/antibiotics-after-surgery-should-i-take-them/154556#154556 jake 2012-10-09T19:33:03Z 2012-10-09T19:33:03Z

<p>take the antibiotics. there is a reason they give them to you. they are not inherently bad. overuse and abuse of antibiotics is bad. they serve a very good, life saving purpose. one round of antibiotics shouldn't do too much damage especially if you supplement with a good probiotic. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/154553/antibiotics-after-surgery-should-i-take-them/154558#154558 NewEra 2012-10-09T19:41:42Z 2012-10-09T19:41:42Z

<p>I had surgery in August of this year, and despite my anti-antibiotic overuse feelings, history of IBS that I'm still fixing, and all that, you bet your sweet bippy I took them. I had fairly major surgery. Despite infection risks being low, an infection in a major surgery site will have you taking some heavy duty antibiotics for MUCH longer than the prophylactic ones they give you post surgery. Want to talk IBS....whew. </p> <p>I really would take them. The ones I took didn't bother my guts at all. I took and still take my probiotic the whole time too. Why risk what could be a major recovery setback? Your body will be hard at work healing. I really do recommend you take them. In this case, it really is the best thing. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/154553/antibiotics-after-surgery-should-i-take-them/154581#154581 JayJay 2012-10-09T21:55:27Z 2012-10-09T21:55:27Z

<p>I had an orthopedic surgery (tendon reattachment) with no follow up antibiotics, but yours is quite a different sort of surgery. I would definitely take the time to research it outside of just this forum though.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/154553/antibiotics-after-surgery-should-i-take-them/154626#154626 joanna 2012-10-10T00:28:51Z 2012-10-10T00:28:51Z

<p>i was on antibiotics twice the past two years for my UC and it actually helped a little. definitely took away my gas and some of the cramping. it basically allowed me to start over by replenishing the good bacteria with massive probiotics and fecal transplant.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/154553/antibiotics-after-surgery-should-i-take-them/154632#154632 sage_ 2012-10-10T01:10:35Z 2012-10-10T01:10:35Z

<p>personally, and i mean this answer only in regards to me- i would never take an antibiotic if i didn't have a positive test for an infection. i have a very robust immune system and prophylactic use of antibiotics would compromise it at the very least. my feeling is that this is a "fear of being sued" issue. they don't want to take the chance that they miss a post surgical infection, so they dose you with a broadspectrum antibiotic to cover their asses. </p>